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Skill assesment gives no guarantee of job

IN AUSTRALIA no single authority assesses or recognises all overseas qualifications. Many professional, government and other organisations are involved, depending on the type of qualification or occupation and whether the assessment is for the purpose of migration or employment in a particular State or Territory of Australia.
Skill Assessments are not an assessment of your suitability for employment or the likely success or failure of you obtaining Australian residency status.
Skills Assessment
For people intending to migrate to Australia as skilled migrants.
To apply for a General Skilled Migration visa you must nominate an occupation that is on the Skilled Occupation List (SOL) at the time you apply. The Skilled Occupation List lists all eligible occupations for General Skilled Migration, and the number of points awarded for each.
Regardless of which General Skilled Migration visa you apply for, you must provide evidence that your skills have been assessed as suitable for your nominated occupation by the relevant assessing authority for your nominated occupation before your visa can be granted.
It is your responsibility to contact the relevant assessing authority for your nominated occupation and obtain a skills assessment. Each assessing authority has its own assessment procedures, timeframes and fees.
You are strongly advised to contact the relevant assessing authority well before you intend to lodge your application to arrange your skills assessment.
Once you have had your skills assessed and visa granted this does not necessarily mean you can practise or be employed in your occupation in a particular state or territory of Australia . Some states have particular licensing or registration requirements for a number of occupations.